Manchester's UFC Fight Night 30 to remain on FOX Sports 2

Although much of the UFC’s live programming will now air on FOX Sports 1, October’s UFC Fight Night 30 event will remain on FOX Sports 2.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the broadcast plans with sources close to the event.

UFC Fight Night 30 takes place Oct. 26 at Manchester Arena in England. Facebook is expected to stream a few prelims before the bulk of the card moves to FOX Sports 2 at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT). FOX Sports 1, meanwhile, is scheduled to air an unspecified college football game at 4 p.m. ET that day.

UFC President Dana White recently confirmed that most UFC live programming, including preliminary-card specials, would be moving to FOX Sports 1. That was good news for the many cable subscribers who get FOX Sports 1 (formerly the SPEED channel) in high-definition but still get FOX Sports 2 (which replaced FUEL TV) in standard-def.

However, for the UFC Fight Night 30 event on Oct. 26, which includes a middleweight headliner between Michael Bisping (24-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) and Mark Munoz (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), the card will remain on FOX Sports 2.

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